social status tracing its origins to the Thanksgiving weekend of 1988 in the suburbs of Atlanta, GA. Ugandan Americans tend to establish single-family homes where children learn reverence for God and their family. The choice of a marriage partners is up to the individual. Ugandan immigrants take part in community and school events in much the same way as other Americans. Most Ugandan Americans are Christians, as about two-thirds of Uganda's population is Christian, being Catholics (who make up the 60% of the Chicago's Ugandans) and Protestants (Episcopalians, Lutherans, and Evangelicals, at least). The remaining third practice indigenous religions or follow Islam. Ugandan communities from places such as Chicago celebrate weddings and funerals together, as well as the June 3 Ugandan Saints' (or Martyrs') Day. Politics and government Many Ugandan Americans have joined to several Africans organizations with political objectives such as the National Summit on Africa to encourage the US Government to develop policies that help Uganda. Notable people Ntare Mwine, stage and film actor, playwright, photographer and documentarian Mathias Kiwanuka, former American football defensive end Patrick Ssenjovu, film and theatre actor Zohran Kwame Mamdani, member-elect of the New York State Assembly, Ugandan of Indian origin. Rajat Neogy, founder of Transition Magazine, a Ugandan of Indian Bengali origin. He spent his last 20 years in USA. Ivan Edwards (physician), specialist, ex-minister, USAF Reserve flight surgeon, community activist, speaker, CEO. Tanoh Kpassagnon, current American football defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs. Mario Judah, rapper, record producer, singer and songwriter. See also Uganda–United States relations Southeast Africans in the United States References Further reading Conrad, N. L. “The Effect of Character and Values on Ugandan Adaptation to America.” Journal of Cultural Diversity 16#3 (2009): 99–108. Crandall, Rick, and Richard W. Thompson. "The social meaning of leisure in Uganda and America." Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology 9.4 (1978): 469–481. Miller, Olivia. "Ugandan Americans." Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America, edited by Thomas Riggs, (3rd ed., vol. 4, Gale, 2014), pp. 449–458. online Muwanguzi, Samuel, and George W. Musambira. "Communication experiences of Ugandan immigrants during acculturation to the United States." Journal of Intercultural Communication 30.6 (2012): 639–659. online External links Poverty and Migration: The Ugandan Experience "The Phenomenon of Forced Migration in Uganda", Refugee Law Project, Retrieved July 13, 2010. American people of Ugandan descent Southeast Africans in the United States